Senior Managing Consultant – National Security

• Salary:£85,000 - £110,000
• Location:Cheltenham
• Clearance:Must hold active eDV / UKIC Clearance
• Start Date:ASAP

We’re seeking aSenior Managing Consultantwithenhanced DV Clearanceto lead the successful delivery of complex digital, data, and geospatial programmes across the national security community. This role combines hands-on programme leadership with proactive business development and strategic influence.

You’ll play a key role in shaping and securing workshare within multi-supplier, Prime contractor-led ecosystems — engaging early with customers, influencing technical direction, and ensuring capabilities align with evolving mission needs.

This is a customer-facing role suited to someone with strong strategic delivery experience, commercial acumen, and a deep understanding of theUK national securitylandscape.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver digital, data, and geospatial programmes to time, cost, and quality standards.
• Act as a business development lead, identifying and shaping early-stage opportunities.
• Influence and secure workshare within prime-led delivery ecosystems, contributing to capture planning, solution design, and bid strategy.
• Represent the organisation in customer and partner engagements, cultivating senior-level relationships.
• Translate complex mission challenges into actionable propositions leveraging data, AI/ML, and modern software capabilities.
• Contribute to thought leadership, proposition development, and market positioning activities within the National Security sector.

Skills & Experience

Essential Skills

• Proven track record delivering digital, data, or geospatial programmes in the national security domain.
• Experience shaping and winning opportunities within multi-vendor, prime-led frameworks.
• Strong understanding of UK National Security procurement routes and frameworks.
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior stakeholders and build trusted relationships.
• Strong technical literacy and the ability to communicate complex ideas clearly.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, particularly for executive-level audiences.
• Self-starting and resilient, with the ability to balance delivery excellence and business growth.
• Must hold active enhanced / UKIC DV Clearance

Desirable Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Defence Studies, Business, or a related field.
• Postgraduate qualification (e.g. MSc, MBA).
• Experience in AI/ML, geospatial analytics, or data engineering.
• Prior leadership within prime-led frameworks or national security campaigns.

Professional Attributes

• Passionate about delivering mission value and exceeding client expectations.
• Commercially astute with sound judgement and growth focus.
• Strategic thinker with the ability to identify and capture new business opportunities.
• Hands-on and proactive in a fast-paced, results-oriented environment.
• Integrity-driven, fostering trust and promoting diversity and inclusion across teams.

Benefits

• Hybrid work pattern with on-site presence as required.
• 37-hour workweek with flexible arrangements.
• 25 days holiday + public holidays, with options to buy, sell, or roll over.
• Contributory pension scheme and discretionary bonus.
• Life assurance, health cash plan, dental cover, and cycle-to-work scheme.
• Enhanced family and wellbeing policies.

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